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Simple Paper Pumpkin Craft for Kids

Lorna Doone Brewer — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:14:59 +0000

Construction paper and pipe cleaners are about all you need for this paper pumpkin craft.

We’ve really gotten into decorating for both Halloween and autumn around here. The dining room as a definite silly/spooky Halloween vibe, while the living room has more of a sophisticated “harvest” theme. Just because it’s more grown up doesn’t mean there aren’t any kid crafts in there, with these simple pumpkins being a great example.

What you need to make paper strip pumpkins:

Orange construction paper
Scrap of green construction paper
Green pipe cleaner
Scissors
Tape
Stapler

Most of these craft supplies are right on hand!

Cut your paper lengthwise into strips. The width is up to you. We did 11 strips for our each pumpkin.

Fan the strips out and staple them at the gathering point. Then tape the two fans together.

Cut out a leaf and hole punch it at the bottom.

Hole punch each strip on the non-attached end. Bring them all together at the top and feed a green pipe cleaner through them and the leaf before twisting it to hold everything in place. Curl the pipe cleaner around your finger or a pen to look like pumpkin vines.

Use your paper pumpkins to add color and fun to your Halloween or harvest decorations.

You may notice a couple of our other autumn crafts in this picture, like the autumn leaf garland and paper bag pumpkin!

Valentine Mailbox Ideas

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:21:38 +0000

8 great Valentine’s Day Mailbox crafts, most easy enough for preschoolers to be able to do. Some are a bit more difficult and might be better as multi-day art projects (popsicle stick mailbox, I’m looking at you!).

Plus, here’s more Valentine Mailboxes at CraftyMama of 4!

Shoebox	Paper Plates	Large Laundry Box	Cereal Box
Shoebox Valentine Mailboxes	Paper plate Valentine Mailboxes	Large Laundry Detergent Box Valentine Mailbox	Cereal Box Valentine Mailbox
Popsicle Sticks	Construction Paper	Paper Heart	Paper Bags
Popsicle Stick Valentine Box	Cute Hedgehog Construction Paper Valentine’s Day Mailbox	Paper Heart Valentine Baskets	Paper Bag Puppy Valentine Bag

Check out our Valentine’s Day coloring pages and Valentine’s Day printable mazes, too!

Easy Halloween Handprint Crafts

Wendy Piersall — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:10:40 +0000

I’ve been working for months on getting our Halloween content ready to roll. Like check out these printable Halloween masks, pumpkin stencils, and now, a righteous collection of Halloween handprint crafts!

*Does a dorky happy dance*.

Paper Bat Construction Paper Bat	Black Cat Painted Black Handprint Cat	Owl Cute Halloween Handprint Owl	Wreath Footprint Halloween Wreath
Ghosts Handprint and Footprint Ghosts	Witch Hand Halloween Witch Hand	Bat Craft Bat Halloween Craft	Spider Hallowen Handprint Spider

Check out all of our handprint crafts and the rest of our Halloween crafts and activities, too!